Mum's & Dad's Guide to... Bouncy Castle Safety

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

With the recent high-profile inflatable and bouncy castle accidents that have been in the news over the last couple of years, Phil Pike (the Director of Knockout Challenge) via his involvement with the
Amusement Devices Safety Council has written a short guide to help the general public ask and look for the right things when
hiring inflatables and bouncy castles for the likes of school fetes, fundays and events.

Bouncy castles and inflatables in general are actually very safe (and of course fun) when used in the correct way by the right people supplying them and supervising them. There is lots of technical guidance out
there that people can refer to, but the aim here to simplify it with a concise and easy to read “Mum’s & Dad’s Guide” to using them and also what to ask and look from an inflatable hire supplier.

This Guide will be a great quick source to keep on file of the underlying important points for the general public to refer to for “bouncy castles”. The headings include: